The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-08-18
4 Word to the fise.
MEMBER II,

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| Our object has been. in these pa
pers, 10 show to laboring rei
that the Democratic party has al
WAYS been and still is the frient
and champion Of the laboring in
terest. and the sworn foe, in al
time of monopoiies, syndicates
monster moneyed corporations
and every other internal device
for robbing the people, and OF al
legislation. either State or FEEDER.
al, that tended 10 take from the
poor and give to the rich, 10 fat
ten idleness and craft, ana i'm
poverish industry. There is moi
a monopoly in existence this day
which was created by the Demo.
cratic party; which was not op-
pose1 by The whole force of that
party; nor law on the Statute
Book, supporting, creating or fa-
voring monopoiies, or the plum
dering corporations which prey
upon the people. which was en-.
acted by the Democratic party or
with consent or assistance. None
of them ever existed under DEM
ocratic rule, or even could exist
while the Democracy were In
power. Ali came in with the Re.
publican party-were created by
that party, and turned loose to
devour the substance of the pec-
pie. Nobody can deny this
1t is, history. History made be-
fore the eyes of millions new liv-
ing. Now, since all this was
done against the wishes, and in
spite of the efforts of the Demo-
cratic party 10 prevent, is it just
to say that party has been false
to the people and against the la
boring interests, and that there
is no hope of reform from that
partys We put The question di-
rect now to every laboring man
wko complains: What oppressive
policy of government is charge
able to Democratic legislation,
and what needed reform did the
Democracy ever refuse TO make
when they had the power to do
anyth.ngg Think the matter
over and tell us. The Republi-
cans made the mischief, and have
rersistently refused to reform OF
correct if. Examine that decla-
,ation carefully, and you will see
hat it is true. This being The |
'ase, it will be plain enough to
my honest minded man, that it
S not true, that there is no hope
or the labor interest in the lem
'cratic party.
There is no hope elsewhere.
The deIeat of the Democratic
'arty means the supremacy Of
he Republican party, and that
means the elevation Of capital,
nd the oppression of labor
Every working man on the con-
inent knows that. But The fault
not all on one side. If the
Democratic party has TO any de-
rec lost the confidence of the
7orking classes it can only blame
self. If it had clearly defined
S policy IN relation to the mea-
ures of reform proposed by the
abor element, all would have
one right, and that element /,
'ould have remained with the !
democracy, because there IS not I
real reform proposed which the
'emocratic party is not IN favor
f. But it has not clearly said
}, at any iime since the labor +.
,rment has shown itself. For |
stance, consider the labor plank
the Democratic platform adopt
at the last State Convention
: the party in Ohio. Does that [
'dicate the action likely TO be
ken by The party touching the u
olicv defined in the Labor plat
'rm? 1t may. but we confess .
e can't see it. That plank OF |
le Democratic plat form IS not u
zen "glittering geuerality."- u
ow this is out of style. Define a
early and shape policy. That :
what all want and what must I
, given. In all seriousness we u
wise:
That the Democratic party be :
the present and in the future
hat 1t was in the past; the =
hampton Of the rights of labor. y
,ainst ,he greed of capital and Il
e schemes OF monopolists. Take "
rious and earnest counsel con= !
rning the grievances suffered, :
ID pledge itself 10 support eve =
wise and just measure called .
r by labor, and enforce it in y, y,
sislation. Let JUS have done -
III vague, nebulous generaii- y
fog banks, with no 'e
rtainty of form and no solidity
structure. II is not enough to d
solve. in platforms, that the re
rty is friendly 10 The rights of t'
jor and hostile TO The wrongs y
syndicates and monopolics.- N
~ body can say that, and more n
the same sort. But wl,c can h
| certainly what it means. or h
1t mean? State specifically tt
Iat wrongs are real, and how ii